Parisian French · Standard French
The Paris-area standard of European French. Carried nationally by education and broadcasting; the reference point for most French taught abroad.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 48.86°, 2.35°
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Metropolitan French vs Swiss French
Compare two dialects of French side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
Romand French · Suisse romand
The French of western Switzerland. Like Belgian French, retains older numerals (septante, huitante, nonante) and shows long contact with German-Swiss varieties.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 46.52°, 6.63°
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DialectMetropolitan FrenchThe Paris-area standard of European French. Carried nationally by education and broadcasting; the reference point for most French taught abroad.DialectSwiss FrenchThe French of western Switzerland. Like Belgian French, retains older numerals (septante, huitante, nonante) and shows long contact with German-Swiss varieties.CompareAcadian French vs Metropolitan FrenchAtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of French and the dialects within it.